| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jesus Cleiton Pereira da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 20 January 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Itaqui, Brazil | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1992 | Juventude | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1997 | Juventude | ||
| 1998–2001 | Grêmio | 189 | (15) |
| 2002 | Juventude | ||
| 2003–2005 | Vila Nova | ||
| 2006 | Novo Hamburgo | ||
| 2006 | Ulbra | ||
| 2007 | Glória | ||
| 2009 | Ypiranga-RS | ||
| 2010–2011 | Garibaldi | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016 | Marau | ||
| 2017–2019 | Juventude (U17) | ||
| 2019–2020 | Caçador | ||
| 2022– | Grêmio (U17) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 May 2024 | |||
Jesus Cleiton Pereira da Silva (born 20 January 1973), better known as Itaqui, is a Brazilian former professional footballer and manager, who played as a right back.
Revealed by the youth sectors of Juventude, he was champion of Série B in 1994, the first title of the Parmalat era. In 1997 he was hired by Grêmio to replace Francisco Arce, and also played improvised as a midfielder, standing out even against the young Ronaldinho. [1] [2] He also had a successful spell at Vila Nova, where he won the state championship in 2005, and ended his career at Garibaldi in 2011.
Itaqui became a professional coach and managed the Marau and Caçador teams, in the smaller divisions. He also manages Juventude's under-17 teams, and currently leads Grêmio in this category. [3]
Jesus is brother of the also footballer Odacir, and uncle of Gerethes. The three players adopted the nickname Itaqui. [1] [4]